---
name: "lowdown_node_free"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "lowdown"
version: "3.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lowdown_node_free"
---

# lowdown\_node\_free(3)

free a parsed Markdown tree

## NAME

**lowdown\_node\_free** – free a parsed Markdown tree

## LIBRARY

library “liblowdown”

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/queue.h\>**

**#include \<stdio.h\>**

**#include \<lowdown.h\>**

*void*\

**lowdown\_node\_free**(*struct lowdown\_node \*n*);

## DESCRIPTION

Frees a parsed tree *n* as created with [lowdown\_doc\_parse(3)](/lowdown_doc_parse/3.md) or [lowdown\_diff(3)](/lowdown_diff/3.md), including all of its descendents. If *n* is NULL, the function does nothing.

## SEE ALSO

[lowdown(3)](/lowdown/3.md), [lowdown\_diff(3)](/lowdown_diff/3.md), [lowdown\_doc\_new(3)](/lowdown_doc_new/3.md)